Lab Manual for Inquiry into Life

Part 1 Cell Biology

1. Scientific Method

2. Metric Measurement and Microsopy

3. Chemical Composition of Cells

4. Cell Structure and Function

5. Mitosis and Meiosis

6. How Enzymes Function

7. Cellular Respiration

Part 2 Plant Biology

8. Photosynthesis

9. Organization of Flowering Plants

10. Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Part 3 Maintenance of the Human Body

11. Animal Organization

12. Basic Mammalian Anatomy I

13. Chemical Aspects of Digestion

14. Cardivascular System

15. Basic Mammalian Anatomy II

16. Homeostasis

Part 4 Integration and Control of the Human Body

17. Nervous System and Senses

18. Musculoskeletal System

Part 5 Continuance of the Species

19. Development

20. Patterns of Inheritance

21. Human Genetics

22. DNA Biology and Technology

Part 6 Evolution and Diversity

23. Evidences of Evolution

24. Microbiology

25. Seedless Plants

26. Seed Plants

27. Introduction to Invertebrates

28. Invertebrate Coelomates29. The Vertebrates

Part 7 Behavior and Ecology

30. Sampling Ecosystems

31. Effects of Pollution on Ecosystems Appendices A Preparing a Laboratory Report/Laboratory Report Form B Metric System C Tree of Life